Bird on the Wire

Bird on the Wire by Leonard Cohen (from the album Songs from a Room) [Verse 1] A E A D Like a bird on the wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir A E A Asus4 A I have tried in my way to be free A E A D Like a worm on a hook, like a knight from some old-fashioned book A E A Asus4 A I have saved all my ribbons for thee D A If I, if I have been unkind Bm A I hope that you can just let it go by D A If I, if I have been untrue, Bm E Esus4 E I hope you know it was never to you. [Verse 2] (same chords as 1st verse) A E A D Like a baby stillborn, like a beast with his horn A E A Asus4 A I have torn everyone who reached out for me. A E A D But I swear by this song and by all that I have done wrong A E A Asus4 A I will make it all up to thee. D A I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch Bm A He said to me, "You must not ask for so much." D A And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened door, Bm E Esus4 E She cried to me, "Hey, why not ask for more?" [Outro] A E A D Like a bird on the wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir A E D A I have tried in my way to be free Suggest correction What's this? Video guitar lessons & covers Comments (3) eddie charles 10 2 years ago +1 helpful not helpful To my ear, the first "Asus4..A" should be "A..E" Then the second time it appears, it should be "A..A7"